If the headlines in Israel were anything to go by, the request by the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor for an arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to have granted the Israeli leader one of the most fortuitous turnarounds in his long and turbulent political career.
“The Hypocrisy of The Hague,” blared Tuesday’s front page of Yediot Ahronot, a popular mainstream daily that has often been critical of Mr. Netanyahu.
Political rivals in Israel offered support.
American officials, who had been critical of his plan to invade Rafah, roundly condemned the I.C.C.
In the hours and days before, Mr. Netanyahu had appeared embattled, both domestically and internationally.
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Israel, Hague, Gaza, Rafah